IEX vs PH vs EMR Stock Comparison

Idex, Parker-Hannifin and Emerson Electric Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IEX Idex Corp /De/
$229.09 -0.2% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.10B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$880.39 -9.4% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$114.25B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
8 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.60 +4.6% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$90.47B
P/E
35.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Parker-Hannifin leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Parker-Hannifin 8, Idex 3, Emerson Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIEXPHEMRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.10B $114.25B $90.47B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.9x 31.3x 35.1x PH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 23.2x 24.0x PH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +8.3% +4.8% PH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% 17.0% 13.8% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 15.4% 10.9% PH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x 1.8x IEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% +14.9% +21.3% IEX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr +24.1%/yr +10.8%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 27.0% 31.7% IEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 57/100 45/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

IEXPHEMR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIEXPHEMR
Valuation 36 #131 of 203 26 #150 of 203 35 #133 of 203
Growth 42 #110 of 188 70 #58 of 188 40 #113 of 188
Profitability 84 #31 of 187 94 #13 of 187 85 #29 of 187
Financial Health 72 #64 of 222 43 #126 of 222 29 #158 of 222
Shareholder Returns 45 #85 of 153 50 #77 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Overall 55 57 45
  • IEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIEXPHEMRSPY
1 month -0.2%-9.4%+4.6% -1.0%
3 months +2.7%-10.8%+9.2% +2.9%
6 months +11.9%-9.7%+14.3% +6.4%
Year to date +28.7%+0.2%+21.8% +11.4%
1 year +36.1%+14.9%+21.3% +13.1%
3 years +18.9%+135.9%+78.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +5.9%+33.1%+21.2% +21.5%
5 years +3.6%+194.2%+67.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.7%+24.1%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +165.4%+614.6%+222.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.3%+21.7%+12.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIEXPHEMRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%27.0%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.7%26.9%33.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.821.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.630.550.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.9%-29.2%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-18.0%-1.7% -2.5%
52-week high $240.52$1,073.86$164.37 $779.14
52-week low $161.68$766.20$123.30 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIEXPHEMR
P/E now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 25.9x 30.5xmedian 25.9x 35.0xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x 4.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 13.7x 21.4xmedian 13.7x 16.4xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 21.1x 28.4xmedian 21.1x 26.0xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.3x 7.2xmedian 2.3x 4.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.99median 1.19 1.45median 1.19 -0.84median 1.19

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIEXPHEMR
Revenue $3.59B $21.50B $18.64B
Gross profit $1.60B $8.10B $9.91B
Operating income $741.70M $4.63B $4.68B
Net income $519.50M $3.65B $2.58B
Free cash flow $641.50M $3.91B $3.46B
EPS (diluted) $7.00 $28.48 $4.59
Cash & equivalents $621.30M $501.00M $2.18B
Total debt $1.86B $8.52B $54.11B
Shares (diluted) 74.20M 128.10M 561.10M
Enterprise value $14.71B $112.37B $83.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIEXPHEMR
P/E 32.6x 30.5x 35.0x
P/FCF 26.3x 28.4x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 23.6x 25.4x 23.0x
P/S 4.7x 5.2x 4.8x
P/B 4.2x 7.2x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 13.6x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.0x 21.4x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 25.7x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 5.5x 5.4x
EV/FCF 28.3x 30.5x 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 27.3x 25.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.99 1.45 -0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEXPHEMR
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 8.3% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 4.1% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 10.8% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 8.0% 11.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.8% 14.1% 9.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 14.6% 13.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.7% 3.3% -3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 20.5% -42.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.6% 5.0% -2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 21.1% -41.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.1% 15.6% 4.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 13.6% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.3% 16.9% 4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 14.5% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEXPHEMR
Gross margin 44.7% 37.7% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 25.9% 33.1%
Operating margin 20.7% 21.6% 25.1%
Pretax margin 19.0% 21.2% 17.6%
Net margin 14.5% 17.0% 13.8%
FCF margin 17.9% 18.2% 18.6%
Operating cash flow margin 20.0% 20.3% 21.0%
Return on equity 12.9% 24.3% 12.7%
Return on assets 7.5% 11.9% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 15.4% 10.9%
Return on capital employed 11.7% 18.8% 14.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEXPHEMR
Debt / assets 26.8% 27.6% 31.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.4x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 2.2x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 42.2% 50.1% 51.7%
Equity / assets 57.8% 49.9% 48.3%
Interest coverage – 11.6x –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.49 6.67 4.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEXPHEMR
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.9% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 1.1% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.0% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.1% – 47.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.3% – 35.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.4% – 3.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – 0.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIEXPHEMR
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 23.2xFY2027 24.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.14FY2026 $37.87FY2027 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.0%FY2026 +17.2%FY2027 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +8.8% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $18.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +0.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +22.0% +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEXPHEMR
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.8% 82.1%
Institutions holding 686 1,975 2,290
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +1.2% +0.9%
Institutions buying 351 927 1,080
Institutions selling 201 693 798
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.34 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IEXPHEMR
IEX 1.00 0.53 0.62
PH 0.53 1.00 0.55
EMR 0.62 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IEX, PH and EMR?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idex (IEX) $17.10B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $114.25B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $90.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, IEX, PH and EMR?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idex (IEX) 32.9x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.3x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 35.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Parker-Hannifin (PH) is cheapest (Idex (IEX) 25.1x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 23.2x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idex (IEX) +7.3%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (Idex (IEX) 14.5%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads (Idex (IEX) 9.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idex (IEX) returned the most: Idex (IEX) +36.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +14.9%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.3%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (Idex (IEX) +0.7%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +24.1%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Idex (IEX) 0.01%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idex (IEX) has been the steadiest (Idex (IEX) 22.1%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.0%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IEX, PH and EMR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Parker-Hannifin (PH) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.